Modeled career paths · Optometry

Where does a Optician go next?

What employers are asking a Optician for, what they pay, and where people go next. From live postings and Startline’s modeled career map: what the ads say, never estimated.

Management path
Optometrist+69% typical comp change · ~3.0y typical
60% of modeled moves out of Optician go here
Needs a Doctor of Optometry and state licensure.
leadership branch100% of modeled exits move upward from there
Optometry Practice Owner+126% typical comp change · ~6.0y typical
reachable via Optometrist. 30% joint modeled share
leadership branchno modeled onward moves above the evidence floor
Senior Optometrist+126% typical comp change · ~6.0y typical
reachable via Optometrist. 30% joint modeled share
leadership branch0% of modeled exits move upward from there
Career pivot
Hearing Aid Specialist-26% typical comp change · ~4.0y typical
20% of modeled moves out of Optician go here
pivot60% of modeled exits move upward from there
Senior Radiation Therapist-11% typical comp change · ~4.0y typical
20% of modeled moves out of Optician go here
pivot88% of modeled exits move upward from there
Clinical Laboratory Scientist-28% typical comp change · ~8.0y typical
reachable via Senior Radiation Therapist. 1% joint modeled share
pivot86% of modeled exits move upward from there

What this page cannot know is which of these fit you. That is what the free list is for.